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Canard's Enthusiastic Train Posts

kps

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#10

06-03-2016, 10:10 AM

(06-03-2016, 09:40 AM)clasher Wrote: I've never seen George Roth's book, but I will have to check it out.

It's smaller, a bit more of a picture book (not too much overlap), and extends to the post-electric period. I think the route diagrams are a bit clearer as far as understanding where the abandonded sections ran.

(06-03-2016, 09:40 AM)clasher Wrote: Another shot is a colour slide of the former station that was located on Queen Street where the Iron Horse is now, I've always thought or maybe it was where that more modern building is standing... not really sure.

That I know! UW has some old aerial photos online — not high resolution but better than nothing. By overlaying those on Google Maps it's possible to get pretty close.